Manipur Police recover weapons, including looted police weapons, from cadres of armed group
Manipur Police, along with security forces, have recovered 67 weapons from cadres of the UNLF-P in Imphal West. The operation led to the arrest of four individuals who were allegedly attempting to sell looted police weapons. This follows a peace agreement signed by the UNLF-P, which mandates the surrender of weapons by its members.
- ▪The joint operation resulted in the seizure of looted police weapons and a high-quality drone jammer.
- ▪Over 6,000 police weapons were reported looted during ethnic violence in May 2023, with more than 4,500 recovered so far.
- ▪The arrested cadres admitted to selling looted arms on the instruction of a UNLF-P leader.
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A joint team of the Manipur Police, the Assam Rifles, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has seized 67 weapons, including looted police weapons, and arrested four cadres of the United National Liberation Front-Pambei (UNLF-P), the oldest valley-based armed group of Manipur, from the Lamshang area in Imphal West for the alleged crime.The Pambei faction of the UNLF signed a peace agreement with the Centre and the State government on November 29, 2023. Nagas stage protests demanding release of six abducted menThe cadres were in the process of selling the looted police weapons when they were apprehended by the police. Police posed as decoy customers to bust the crime.
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